Things to Do Before the End of the World by Emily Barr | Review
Can Olivia overcome her shyness and social reticence enough to enjoy the final days of planet Earth? As she gives it her best shot, she finds it's not as easy as she hoped. Disaster ensues and mystery, intrigue, and family secrets abound. A story more about coming of age than the end of days.
No magic is more powerful or dangerous than the spell of love.
It is 1940, and Germany has just invaded France. Across the ocean, in Sweetwater, Tennessee, Penelope, a beautiful alchemist, receives a letter from her childhood friend, Naomie, urging her to France. Bereft from the loss of her widowed father, Penelope leaves her life and travels to German-occupied Paris. There, she meets Naomie’s brother, the brilliant alchemist Fulcanelli and his mysterious apprentice, Lucien.
Falling headlong into the alchemy’s esoteric world, she helps Fulcanelli and Lucien resist the Nazi forces.
Hilarious, bold, sparky and surprising, this is the funniest feminist book you'll read all year.
Alex is a rebel from the tip of her purple fauxhawk to the toes of her biker boots. She's tried everything she can think of to get expelled from her strict Catholic boarding school. Nothing has worked so far - but now, Alex has a new plan.